So I'm late with my "Happy Valentine's Day"! It was also our anniversary- 16 years now. Doesn't seem that long. The three of us went down to Punta Gorda, FL for the weekend. It was somewhat warmer but windy and chilly also. We went out on Bill and Sherry's boat onto the canal and then the river leading out into the mouth of the river near Alligator Bay. We stayed in Gainesville on Friday night at Gene and Cindi's house and visited with them and then also did that on Sunday night on our way back up. Then drove up to Statesboro on Monday morning.
I'm now in Dublin, GA working for my 4 days which is over tomorrow. Then back home to Statesboro. I'll be there till next Thursday then fly to Baltimore, MD for the CIP summit for a week. The days are moving fast.
We have been thinking of moving to Punta Gorda area in the summer. Melissa and family are thinking of moving there as well. We'd like to be near them and help out and see Jazmin more often and be able to take her to church with us.
We'd definitely like to live on one of the canals and get a boat again. Bob wants to become a fishing boat captain and take out charters. So guess we'll see what God has in store for us over the next few months. My niece Jill is in Fort Myers, so that would be nice to be nearby. Also, heard that my brother Dan and Linda want to come down to Florida for a couple of the winter months next year. Be cool to see them while they are there also!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Update for January
Well, January is almost over. I am off for a nice 4 day weekend! I really do like my job doing home assessments and the time off in between. It's getting a little warmer here which makes us long for Spring weather.
Lately, we've been thinking about returning to Florida to be closer to Melissa and family. She may be moving to Port Charlotte area in late Spring before she has her baby. I've checked with my recruiting company in Florida and they are now working with another company that does Home Assessments like the company I am with in Georgia. So it could be feasible to do this same type job in Florida! That would be great if we want to move back. Would be especially wonderful if they give the same amount of time off!
We'll keep praying about it and see what God has planned, but for now we are enjoying being in Statesboro. We wish the weather was a little bit warmer during winter-----the locals says it usually is, but not this year! I guess it's cold everywhere.
The First Baptist Church here is great. We love the Pastor and his sermons. The people in our Sunday School class are really nice as well and they have a lot of class socials that we hope to take part in.
Sebastian is doing well so far at Ogeechee Tech. He is in Math and English this Quarter. It looks like he will be able to take 3 automotive classes next Quarter and 1 class in the Summer and be finished with the Brake Service Section to take the ASE certification by August. If we move to Port Charlotte area, he could take more automotive classes down there if he wants.
Bob is signing up with more companies to be able to sell insurance here in Georgia and also in Florida. He is learning more and more about the business so he can do his best! He has also applied with some schools to teach here but so far there aren't any positions, not even for substituting. Bob wants to take the captain charter course one day and get his captain's license so he can do fishing charters in the future.
We continue with teaching English online with Sebastian's Polish family through Skype. We have a lot of fun with it and all the kids are doing well. It started out with just the girls but the boys are sitting in now also. Even mama sits in on the classes and I will usually call on her as well. Patrycja is the youngest and she is probably doing the best of them all! She is learning English in her school now and is doing really well. She even took one of our chants called "This, that, these, those" to school and taught it to her class! She is usually the one who helps the boys when it is their turn to speak to me on Skype. Maybe she will be a teacher one day!
Our goal is to be able to communicate better with them in English for our own reasons of course, but in Poland the kids could possibly get better jobs if they know English and other languages as well. The older kids do learn it in school too, but when they don't use English to speak to anyone, it's kind of useless to them. Also, I think at some point they can choose to learn German instead, and since they live close to the German border, they might use it more than English. I think the oldest girl, Marzena is learning Russian and German. But she understands a lot of English at times also. She is learning Hotel management in school and is in Sweden right now as part of her classes until early February.
We like living in our small house here in Statesboro. It is much smaller than our last house and so much easier to keep clean without all the dogs and cats that we had before [as much as we loved them all when we had them]. We do have to keep the yard up when the grass starts growing but Sebastian will be doing that and it's not going to be much overall. It really gives us a lot more time for other things instead of being so busy with housework and working in the yard all the time. Over the last couple of years since going to Poland and being without jobs for several months and then traveling with my job [and no home], that we can really live more simply and without a lot of the "trappings" and it's a good feeling!
Besides being committed to reading the Bible on a daily basis, we've committed ourselves to working out with the Wii Fitness Plus on a regular basis and also walking several times weekly. The Mill Creek Park is close to our house and it has a paved mile-long track around the baseball fields. It has a small pond in the center and also hosts "Splash in the Boro", a water park with big slides for adults and older kids and a kiddie area where the smaller kids can run under "rain showers".
Well, guess that's all for now. Blessings to all our family and friends!
Lately, we've been thinking about returning to Florida to be closer to Melissa and family. She may be moving to Port Charlotte area in late Spring before she has her baby. I've checked with my recruiting company in Florida and they are now working with another company that does Home Assessments like the company I am with in Georgia. So it could be feasible to do this same type job in Florida! That would be great if we want to move back. Would be especially wonderful if they give the same amount of time off!
We'll keep praying about it and see what God has planned, but for now we are enjoying being in Statesboro. We wish the weather was a little bit warmer during winter-----the locals says it usually is, but not this year! I guess it's cold everywhere.
The First Baptist Church here is great. We love the Pastor and his sermons. The people in our Sunday School class are really nice as well and they have a lot of class socials that we hope to take part in.
Sebastian is doing well so far at Ogeechee Tech. He is in Math and English this Quarter. It looks like he will be able to take 3 automotive classes next Quarter and 1 class in the Summer and be finished with the Brake Service Section to take the ASE certification by August. If we move to Port Charlotte area, he could take more automotive classes down there if he wants.
Bob is signing up with more companies to be able to sell insurance here in Georgia and also in Florida. He is learning more and more about the business so he can do his best! He has also applied with some schools to teach here but so far there aren't any positions, not even for substituting. Bob wants to take the captain charter course one day and get his captain's license so he can do fishing charters in the future.
We continue with teaching English online with Sebastian's Polish family through Skype. We have a lot of fun with it and all the kids are doing well. It started out with just the girls but the boys are sitting in now also. Even mama sits in on the classes and I will usually call on her as well. Patrycja is the youngest and she is probably doing the best of them all! She is learning English in her school now and is doing really well. She even took one of our chants called "This, that, these, those" to school and taught it to her class! She is usually the one who helps the boys when it is their turn to speak to me on Skype. Maybe she will be a teacher one day!
Our goal is to be able to communicate better with them in English for our own reasons of course, but in Poland the kids could possibly get better jobs if they know English and other languages as well. The older kids do learn it in school too, but when they don't use English to speak to anyone, it's kind of useless to them. Also, I think at some point they can choose to learn German instead, and since they live close to the German border, they might use it more than English. I think the oldest girl, Marzena is learning Russian and German. But she understands a lot of English at times also. She is learning Hotel management in school and is in Sweden right now as part of her classes until early February.
We like living in our small house here in Statesboro. It is much smaller than our last house and so much easier to keep clean without all the dogs and cats that we had before [as much as we loved them all when we had them]. We do have to keep the yard up when the grass starts growing but Sebastian will be doing that and it's not going to be much overall. It really gives us a lot more time for other things instead of being so busy with housework and working in the yard all the time. Over the last couple of years since going to Poland and being without jobs for several months and then traveling with my job [and no home], that we can really live more simply and without a lot of the "trappings" and it's a good feeling!
Besides being committed to reading the Bible on a daily basis, we've committed ourselves to working out with the Wii Fitness Plus on a regular basis and also walking several times weekly. The Mill Creek Park is close to our house and it has a paved mile-long track around the baseball fields. It has a small pond in the center and also hosts "Splash in the Boro", a water park with big slides for adults and older kids and a kiddie area where the smaller kids can run under "rain showers".
Well, guess that's all for now. Blessings to all our family and friends!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Happy New Year 2011!
It's the beginning of the New Year! Bob and I are reading the Bible from the beginning again. We have a new daily bible reading book that is much better than how we were going to go through the Bible 2 years ago. We only got as far as April that year but are determined to go all the way to the end this year! This book has a commentary with each section, which really is very interesting.
Sebastian starts school this week. We are praying that he doesn't get too frustrated with the learning process. Bob is continuing to learn about the Insurance business and has applied to different schools to teach. So far, I'm still liking my job. I will be working from home this next week but will be in Laurens county [Dublin, GA], the following week for 4 days. We'll be staying at the Page House again.
It's nice to finally get "settled in" to our new home. I like that it is small enough to clean easily!
Sebastian starts school this week. We are praying that he doesn't get too frustrated with the learning process. Bob is continuing to learn about the Insurance business and has applied to different schools to teach. So far, I'm still liking my job. I will be working from home this next week but will be in Laurens county [Dublin, GA], the following week for 4 days. We'll be staying at the Page House again.
It's nice to finally get "settled in" to our new home. I like that it is small enough to clean easily!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Merry Christmas!
Wishing all of our friends and family a very "Merry Christmas" and many blessings for the coming New Year! Here's a photo we took of us for the holidays from our new house in Statesboro, GA.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Our new house
We moved to Statesboro, GA about 2 weeks ago. Today, we finally got the pictures hung and the clutter stowed away! It looks like we really live here now. Now we can come home and everything is in place! The only thing we'd really like to have is a bigger sofa and recliner. We'll be on the look-out for one soon.
We will be going to Dublin again on Tuesday morning and seeing members in Dublin for 2 days then drive to Johnson county next door to see members for 2 days. But we'll stay at the Page House again. We are going to try a different room that is downstairs that may be warmer and we won't have to lug all our stuff up the steps!
Sebastian put up lights on the outside of the house. We are trying a "fake" tree this year. It looks pretty good to me and not all that mess and having to remember to water it! The kitten really likes it and has tried to climb it twice now!
We will be going to Dublin again on Tuesday morning and seeing members in Dublin for 2 days then drive to Johnson county next door to see members for 2 days. But we'll stay at the Page House again. We are going to try a different room that is downstairs that may be warmer and we won't have to lug all our stuff up the steps!
Sebastian put up lights on the outside of the house. We are trying a "fake" tree this year. It looks pretty good to me and not all that mess and having to remember to water it! The kitten really likes it and has tried to climb it twice now!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Page House B & B
We've been at the Page House B&B for a week now. The first 2 days I didn't work b/c of being sick! Went to work yesterday and today and should just have stayed home----all I did was feel lousy and cleared my throat and coughed, ears plugged up. I usually was able to hold it together in a member's home but wore a mask some of the time anyway. Oh well, just one more day.
Janice and Kelly the Innkeepers are very nice. They've been owning the B&B for 13 years now. Kelly's a social worker and Janice runs the Inn full time but is studying to be a nurse.
The House is all decorated for Christmas already and looks so pretty. We'll be back for another week in early December.
Janice and Kelly the Innkeepers are very nice. They've been owning the B&B for 13 years now. Kelly's a social worker and Janice runs the Inn full time but is studying to be a nurse.
The House is all decorated for Christmas already and looks so pretty. We'll be back for another week in early December.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Going to Statesboro
Well, things have just turned around completely. After talking with Martha and Thomas further, we all decided that being caretakers probably would not be in the best interest for either party. They really need someone who is going to be around and maybe not have any other job commitments so that if they decided to go away for a weekend or a night here and there, they could leave. We felt like it might be somewhat restrictive for us as well, b/c we'd also like to be spontaneous! Plus if Bob got a teaching job in the area, he wouldn't be available in the mornings to make breakfast for any guests and not available in the early afternoons to check them in.
Martha had really fixed up the doublewide for us and it looked really nice, so somewhat disappointed about that but on the other hand not so much.
Yesterday we went looking at houses in Statesboro and we did find a cute house to rent for the next 6 months. Sebastian is planning on taking some courses at Ogeechee Tech College. He and Bob have talked to someone on the phone and once we move there, they can go in and see someone. They have auto technician, welding and HVAC as well there so if he wants to do one of those, he's got the opportunity.
The other reason to choose Statesboro is that it is still somewhat central for me to do my job. Also, Bob can train with Mary in Savannah to learn more about the insurance business. He received his insurance license. He also has his Georgia teaching license so could do that as well.
So I guess we are still on track to bring up some or all of our stuff from Gainesville after Thanksgiving. It's been somewhat of a roller coaster for us. Not knowing where we want to live and wanting to help Sebastian a little more. Bob's daughter, Melissa is pregnant again and the baby is due in July 2011. We feel like we should be closer to her and Anthony and Jazmin, so we are not sure how we can accomplish that. But at least Statesboro is only about 4 hours away from Gainesville.
So our plan is to do this for the next 6 months and see how we like the Statesboro area, see how much school Sebastian wants to accomplish, how much I will still like doing the job I have and also for Bob to see if he can make any money in the Insurance business or not!
Martha had really fixed up the doublewide for us and it looked really nice, so somewhat disappointed about that but on the other hand not so much.
Yesterday we went looking at houses in Statesboro and we did find a cute house to rent for the next 6 months. Sebastian is planning on taking some courses at Ogeechee Tech College. He and Bob have talked to someone on the phone and once we move there, they can go in and see someone. They have auto technician, welding and HVAC as well there so if he wants to do one of those, he's got the opportunity.
The other reason to choose Statesboro is that it is still somewhat central for me to do my job. Also, Bob can train with Mary in Savannah to learn more about the insurance business. He received his insurance license. He also has his Georgia teaching license so could do that as well.
So I guess we are still on track to bring up some or all of our stuff from Gainesville after Thanksgiving. It's been somewhat of a roller coaster for us. Not knowing where we want to live and wanting to help Sebastian a little more. Bob's daughter, Melissa is pregnant again and the baby is due in July 2011. We feel like we should be closer to her and Anthony and Jazmin, so we are not sure how we can accomplish that. But at least Statesboro is only about 4 hours away from Gainesville.
So our plan is to do this for the next 6 months and see how we like the Statesboro area, see how much school Sebastian wants to accomplish, how much I will still like doing the job I have and also for Bob to see if he can make any money in the Insurance business or not!
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